County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records from 1846.[1]

Parent County

Until 1821 - New Spain controlled land that later would become New Mexico and Arizona. Some records of early settlers may have been sent to an archives in Seville, Spain, or to archives in Mexico City.

In 1821 - Mexico had jurisdiction over the land that later would become New Mexico and Arizona. Some records of this period may have been sent to archives in Mexico City.

22 September 1846 - Taos County was created based on an old Mexican government partido as one of seven original New Mexico counties under Kearny Code of laws for the occupied Mexican territory.[2]Code named after General Stephen W. Kearny

Boundary Changes

9 January 1852 - All

Taos and other counties in New Mexico Territory in 1852.

New Mexico counties were redefined. Taos county was extended west to the California border including land in present day Arizona and Nevada.[3][4][5] Residents who lived far from the county seat, probably didn't send many records to the county offices.

1 February 1860 - TAOS county lost land to the creation of MORA county. [6]

12 January 1861 - TAOS county lost land to the creation of SAN JUAN county (original, extinct). [7]

28 February 1861 - TAOS county lost land to the creation of Colorado Territory. [8]

18 January 1862 - TAOS county regained all of SAN JUAN county (original, extinct) when the law creating SAN JUAN was repealed. [9]

24 February 1863Arizona Territory created from the western half of New Mexico Territory.[10] Taos county reduced in size to the portion still within New Mexico Territory.

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Taos County, New Mexico Genealogy census records online, see: New Mexico Census.

Church

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about New Mexico denominations, view the New Mexico Church Records wiki page.
LDS Ward and Branch Records

Taos

Court

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See New Mexico Land and Property for additional information about early New Mexico land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Taos County, New Mexico Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section New Mexico Local Histories.

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Since statehood in 1912, probate matters have been under the jurisdiction of probate courts in each county. Records of guardianship and adoption have usually been transferred to the district courts. In 1953 the district courts were given concurrent jurisdiction with the probate court over all probate matters in each county.